Spanish word

autonómico

Pronunciation

IPA/autoˈnomiko/

Meaning

  • adjectiveregional

Example

La gestión autonómica mejora los servicios locales.

Regional management improves local services.

Illustration for autonómico (regional)

More examples

El gobierno autonómico presentó un plan de inversiones.

The regional government presented an investment plan.

Core concept

Of or characteristic of a self-governing community's institutions and authorities.

Common phrases

  • gobierno autonómico

    regional government

  • parlamento autonómico

    regional parliament

  • sistema autonómico

    regional system

Similar words

autónomo: Governing or operating independently with its own decision-making authority.
regional: Relating to a specific geographic region or area within a country.
provincial: Relating to a province or state-level division and its governmental affairs.
local: Relating to a town, neighborhood, or the immediate local area and its concerns.

Definition in Spanish

Que se refiere a las competencias, la organización o las políticas propias de una comunidad autónoma o de un gobierno regional.

Word origin

Built from autonomía (autos 'self' + nomos 'law') plus -ico, creating an adjective for issues that belong specifically to a self-governing region.

Usage tips

  • Administrative vocabulary that can sound formal in speech, so using de la comunidad autónoma often sounds more natural, and note that autonomic has a different meaning in English.

Other meanings

  • self-governingadjective

Opposites

  • centralizadocentralizedadjective
  • unitariounitaryadjective

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